The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-09-30
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No 2, 694(069l2c.
Corn-No. 3, Ale 0ats-No. 2, 27$lc. Rye
No l, 49l2e. Barley, 601ac.
John Ell S, car-repairer in the yard of
the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Com
pany at Beloit died the otter day from in
juries received by being crushed between
two cars.
George Walter James, eldest son of G.
P. r. James, the English novelist, died at
Eau Claire a few days ago of paralysis,
aged fifty five years.
Winfield J. McAul fee, Ned Burdick
and Tony Yorkshire, young men, were
drowned in Lake Geneva few nights ago
by the capsizing of boat. Their bodies
were recovered.
The Common Council of Milwaukee has
decided to abolish the dog pound. 1t was
found impossible to handle the dog ques-
zion and the river nuisance at the same
time
Frank Sweetmore, a lad of fifteen years.
was arreste at Madison the other day as
the mischievous and mysterious person
who for several weeks past hal been i'm
posing numerous forged checks for small
amounts on Madison merchants. He
pleaded guilty, an was sent to the Re-
form School until of age.
A man in Eau Claire had his pocket
picket recently, and told his friends he
lost two hundred dollar bill. The thief
wrote 10 the caief-of-police and eucloseI
the bill, which was an advertising plas-
ter" male to look like greenback.
G. s. Loucks, for several years in the
employ of j. B. Searle, dealer in agricult-
ural implements at Broihead, operating
tranca Office at Albany. Graen County,
absconded recently with funds belonging
to the firm amounting to $1,000. He Iefl
his home to go to Dakota, but it was said
he has gone to Australia
At Bryant, Langlade County, a few days
ago sheriff and deputy attempted to
arrest Jacob Keyser, who is wanted in
Kentucky for larceny, but Mrs. Keyser
leveled a Winchester at them and Kept
them at bay until her husband was we'll
on his way to the woods
Amos F. Bennett, for the last twenty
years chief carpenter of the Chicago, Mil
waukee q st. Paul railroad, died at Water
town the other morning, aged sXtytive
years One hour before he died his young
est daughter, Estella, was married to
Charles d. Richards, Of Chicago, real
estate agent this being done at Mr.. Ben
nett's request.
One town in Sheboygan County collected
$3.50 in Canada thistle fines during the
summer. Another town collected So.
Henry Boetcher who killed August
Duack at Milwaukee several weeks ago,
pleaded guilty to manslaughter few days
ago and was sentenced to one years. i'm
prisonment.
Wisconsin ranks twelfth among the
States of the Union in the number of news
papers regularly taken by the people.
The estimated circulation within the State
is $50, 259 copies of each edition.
Rev. r. b. Brown, the celebrated boy
preacher, was married the other day to
Miss Mary Williams, an estimable and
comely young lady of Hazel Green, Grant
County.
The Evangelical Lutheran church at
Horizon received a chime of three bells q
few days ago that cost s., 100.
Charles Caiser, aged forty seven years,
for twenty years employed as engineer in
the Schltz brewery at Milwaukee, killed
himself in the woods near that city few
days ago. He had become Respondent
from sickness.
A reunion of the G w. Foster family
took place at Port Washington a few days
ago, on the occasion of the celebration of
the SEVENTEEN anniversary of George Fos-
ter's birthday. Four generations of rela-
tives Were present. Mr.. Foster settled
in Ozaukee County in 1915.
The Eau Clair Lumber Company has
sold out its saw-mil1 and other property at
Eau Clare and standing pine on the Eau
Clare river to the Mississippi River
Logging Company for 100000.
A. Caufman, Of GAINESVILLE, mistook
Colonel w. B. Britton, who was passing
up the street, for a burglar, the other
night and fired at him. Colonel Britton
had narrow escape.
The poultry-fanciers around GAINESVILLE
are talking of holding pet-stock exhibit
ton during the coming winter.
Peter Vending lost foot recently by
falling against d saw at the Paul mill at
La Crosse.
The election of officers OF the State Fair
Association at Milwaukee recently result
ed in the reelection of all the old officers,
with Casper NJ. Sanger, Milwaukee, pres
ilent, and L. L. Newton, Beaver Dam, sec
Rotary.
In the case of Mary iStylow, of Water
town, against the Wisconsin Odd-Fellows'
Mutual Life Insurance Company, the
Supreme Court recently decided that sucL
insurance companies are liable for losses,
even though the policy holders may be
owing two assessments, providing the COM
pany has previously received assessments
over dues In this particular case Stylow,
deceased, had policy in which there was
clause multiplying it if the holder failed to
pay his assessments within sixty days. The
decision is very important as showing the
liability of mutual insurance companies.
Burglars at Springfield recently robbed
Charles Quigley's saloon of twelve hundred
cigars, liquors, revolver and two overc oats
The business men of Manitowoc have
formed an anti-dead-beat society. Those
who trust party with the reputation of be-
ing dead-beat or one does not pay his
bills will be subjected to a fine of ten dollars
Ephraim Palmer, an old settler, died at
his home in GAINESVILLE the other night.
The Rough and Ready flour mill at Water
town was destroyed by fire few days ago.
Loss 1000; insurance, $4,000.
Hiram T. Story, the well-known and
wealthy quarTyman, died the other morn
ing at his residence in Wauwatosa. He was
in his sixty ninth year. Mr.. Story was
native of Vermont, came to Wisconsin in
1843, and few years later bought farm
in Wauwatosa, near Milwaukee, where in
1855 he discovered the fine deposit of lime
stone which made him rich He was a man
of many virtues. One of his latest acts was
to promise three years net proceeds OF his
quarry-equal to about $50, 000-to the
Grand Avenue Congregational Church So
ciety, to aid it in erecting a new house of
worship.
W. P. Miller & Co.. druggists at Neillsville,
failed a few days ago with liabilities amount
ing to $500 Their assets about offset their
debts.
Mrs. Winnie O'Neil was instantly killed
the other night at GAINESVILLE by falling
down a flight of stairs She was under the
influence of liquor
The south-bound freight train on the Mil
waukee Northern railroad ran into an open
switch at Hayton, Calumet County, few
nights ago, destroying about twenty cars,
killing Conductor James Donnelly and seri-
ously wounding brakeman The accident
was charged to the carelessness of brake
man.
A preparatory school for young ladies has
been established at Eau Claire, with Miss